Suffered a haematoma/dead leg on saturday, tried to massage it yeasterday morning to loosen it up a little, so i would be able to run and play rugby. 10 minutes later my leg has completley locked up, and I was in agony!
Went to see the physio that afternoon on an emergency appointment, and I was given the lowdown on what happened:

The massage caused my leg to rebleed internally again, which raised the pressure in my thigh massivley, and swelled up so much that the diameter of my left thigh was 3.5cm bigger than my right, it doesnt sound a lot, but when the physio pointed out that it had swollen, and I looked down, it really looked massive!

I was on the verge of getting something called compartment syndrome (google it), I would have got it if it carried on getting worse, but thank god the swelling is reducing now, and im getting more movement back and less pain, but Im just happy because in some cases of comparntment synd. you have to get the limb cut open to relieve the pressure... which i really dont want!

Moral of story, let the physio cure it, dont do DIY! the physio knows the best thing to do and the best time to do it at

Sorry if this seems a bit pointless, but this is my 4th deadleg of the summer, and im starting to get fed up with them now, they really do suck   

shows whos got a dirty mind Jon!

Oooh hate deadlegs, they really p*ss me off

Haha that is a classic qoute!

I might make it my sig!

Ive had some bad dead legs playing rugby before, the ones where you cant walk properly for about 4 days! I always tried massaging it better, unaware of what could of happened! I think i will steer clear of that next time!

Rich